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Agency of Architecture
Community + Sport
How can a building have significance to a community?
Well, it can by embodying the true meaning of an organisation. Offering a place for present and future members to embrace whilst referencing the rich history of the area. It all starts with a club and a vision for a building dedicated to local residence showcasing its investment to youth development.
Project
Planning Application
Location
Woodham Ferrers
An established youth football club, with a rich history of community support needed a more permanent residence. They approached us with a challenge and we were more then excited to take it up. Usually, you have a single client and collaborate towards a finished outcome. But on this occasion we had multiple stakeholders, people with a vested interested from the club to parish councillors. The main objectives were to have a space which can service spectators, as well as potential for additional commercial revenue. Due to the sensitive nature of the site, we had strict objectives to preserve the local context and allow the architecture to cultivate greater bio diversity.
Aside from the main functions, the club also had objectives to introduce a sensory garden for children with varying disabilities. The interesting site history provided context to ground our proposal and form a close relationship to the surrounding area.
Remains of a monastery show a fragment of time condensed into rubble. People travel from far and wide to explore this area of outstanding beauty. So the architecture should be able to compliment different perspectives and capture moments. Being orientated in close proximity to the entrance of the fields, a set of archways greet passers by and guide them on route towards a public footpath.
It was integral to not restrict flow of movement and grant access to all. The structural methodology was a light touch approach, a way to guarantee durability but also limit impact on ground conditions. Just like the monuments scattered surrounding the site, it should exist in the present but adapt over time to future conditions.
When you have to design something which can complement a house of great stature and national press, there are many thoughts that cross your mind. One of fear, maybe a little trepidation but mainly excitement. It's a brief any studio aspires to have and a real opportunity for a one-off piece of architecture which communicates harmoniously with its site conditions. Our client who already built a grand designs house on a flood plain was keen to explore options on the remaining part of their land. Having a house designated as Paragraph 80 poses its own complications. There are dynamics to meet in order for consideration and the local authority will not just permit any design. So our ambitions already exceeded the approach of a conventional brief. As mentioned the site is prone to heavy flooding and is shown to be completely submerged by 2030. This provokes a responsive architectural form and one which can withstand unforeseen changes in climate. The elevated living space sits above the ground providing solace and security. A place to view the ever-changing dynamics of nature. The building performs like a living organism, it adapts to various light conditions, improves quality of ventilation, and encourages propagation. Externally, a screen encloses spaces and protects them from overheating whilst preserving any occupant from overlooking. The pattern organically manifested from exploration of feathers, which seemed complimentary as the site is known for inhabiting protected species of birds. We investigated how buildings can co-exist in areas which experience extreme weather and in other cases even completely surrounded by water. These examples illustrated possibilities into how we can evolve our built environment. Leading exploration into technology and structural techniques pushing forward new frontiers. Such as buoyant foundations, which are currently being tested in parts of America post-hurricane disasters. Our design methodology was clear and took guidance from post-modernist design, evoking a purism in material pallet, spatial hierarchy and aesthetics.
The house on the hill
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When you have to design something which can complement a house of great stature and national press, there are many thoughts that cross your mind. One of fear, maybe a little trepidation but mainly excitement. It's a brief any studio aspires to have and a real opportunity for a one-off piece of architecture which communicates harmoniously with its site conditions. Our client who already built a grand designs house on a flood plain was keen to explore options on the remaining part of their land. Having a house designated as Paragraph 80 poses its own complications. There are dynamics to meet in order for consideration and the local authority will not just permit any design. So our ambitions already exceeded the approach of a conventional brief. As mentioned the site is prone to heavy flooding and is shown to be completely submerged by 2030. This provokes a responsive architectural form and one which can withstand unforeseen changes in climate. The elevated living space sits above the ground providing solace and security. A place to view the ever-changing dynamics of nature. The building performs like a living organism, it adapts to various light conditions, improves quality of ventilation, and encourages propagation. Externally, a screen encloses spaces and protects them from overheating whilst preserving any occupant from overlooking. The pattern organically manifested from exploration of feathers, which seemed complimentary as the site is known for inhabiting protected species of birds. We investigated how buildings can co-exist in areas which experience extreme weather and in other cases even completely surrounded by water. These examples illustrated possibilities into how we can evolve our built environment. Leading exploration into technology and structural techniques pushing forward new frontiers. Such as buoyant foundations, which are currently being tested in parts of America post-hurricane disasters. Our design methodology was clear and took guidance from post-modernist design, evoking a purism in material pallet, spatial hierarchy and aesthetics.
When you have to design something which can complement a house of great stature and national press, there are many thoughts that cross your mind. One of fear, maybe a little trepidation but mainly excitement. It's a brief any studio aspires to have and a real opportunity for a one-off piece of architecture which communicates harmoniously with its site conditions. Our client who already built a grand designs house on a flood plain was keen to explore options on the remaining part of their land. Having a house designated as Paragraph 80 poses its own complications. There are dynamics to meet in order for consideration and the local authority will not just permit any design. So our ambitions already exceeded the approach of a conventional brief. As mentioned the site is prone to heavy flooding and is shown to be completely submerged by 2030. This provokes a responsive architectural form and one which can withstand unforeseen changes in climate. The elevated living space sits above the ground providing solace and security. A place to view the ever-changing dynamics of nature. The building performs like a living organism, it adapts to various light conditions, improves quality of ventilation, and encourages propagation. Externally, a screen encloses spaces and protects them from overheating whilst preserving any occupant from overlooking. The pattern organically manifested from exploration of feathers, which seemed complimentary as the site is known for inhabiting protected species of birds. We investigated how buildings can co-exist in areas which experience extreme weather and in other cases even completely surrounded by water. These examples illustrated possibilities into how we can evolve our built environment. Leading exploration into technology and structural techniques pushing forward new frontiers. Such as buoyant foundations, which are currently being tested in parts of America post-hurricane disasters. Our design methodology was clear and took guidance from post-modernist design, evoking a purism in material pallet, spatial hierarchy and aesthetics.
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